do you think using cellphone while driving is safe?
By annjilena
@annjilena (5618)
United States
October 10, 2008 12:02am CST
we often read about accidents happening while we talk on the cellphone.i notice people put there makeup on whille chatting on the cellphone some eat while on the cellphone.often we hear of it in the news.what do you think is it safe to try to do these things while driving should we not keep our eyes on the road.
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10 responses
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
11 Oct 08
Of course its dangerous and ya should keep your eyes on the road at all time ya have to have eyes in the back of your head to thats eye on the rearveiw mirror and the sides and the front all at once ya need all your consintration on driving
When I travel and my phone rings if I dont have ear peice in I wait till I can stopand call them back!
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
11 Oct 08
sometimes your phone can be a life saver but everything has it place in this world we can,t give up the fight of trying to focus more on our driving because lives are involved.every life we save is worth it.
@eddie42 (270)
• United States
15 Oct 08
i think driving with cellphones are dangerous with so much traffic on the road it,s down right scary.if i had my way i would banned driving and using cellphone but since i don,t i don,t use my cellphone while driving and hope of concentrating on my driving.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
20 Oct 08
yes this is a wise thing to do their are so many sccidents each year from talking on cellphone while driving if they past the law a lot people going to jail.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
10 Oct 08
it is against the law here in quebec to drive and talk on the cellphone because of all the accidents, I think if you talk on the cellphone you should pull over somewhere, you need your full attention on the road when you are driving
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
11 Oct 08
some people know that but don,t care until something bad happen then they,re ready to listen then but it,s to late then life is precious and can be taken so quickly without thought it, that precious.
@trixyteddy (1070)
• India
12 Oct 08
Driving needs a one hundred per cent concentration. So cellphones is an absolute NO. Every country should pass a law banning cellphones while driving. I see many youngsters on two-wheelers chatting on their cellphones while riding their bikes. I do so very much wish the cops would catch them and punish them severely, so that they never use the cellphone while driving again. They not only endanger themselves, but also so many others on the road. I think such users are very selfish people.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
13 Oct 08
i agree this is well spoken they should be banned there have been to many accidents on the road because of it.thank you for sharing
@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
10 Oct 08
Doing anything while driving can pose a danger, cell phone's no different. I've seen a man driving with his phone attatched to his ears while he was eating. I try not to use my phone while I'm driving. I do have bluetooth for that purpose. I know it doesn't really justify but it does make it better.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
11 Oct 08
a lot of people have switched to the bluetooth to help with not having to hold a phone but what about the mental part of not thinking about driving when you are talking to someone on cellphone.it,s best just wait until you are not operating a car before talking on the cell phone.
@Mevis_2008 (14)
• China
10 Oct 08
I think it is not safe. Because when we use the phone, we can't concentrate on driving. And if something happens, we can't act quickly. When we talk on the phone, we can heardly hear the sound outside the car. That's very dangerous.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
11 Oct 08
thats true concentrating is needed because mentally you can shut down to whats going on around you.what if we drop the phone and try to pick it up and someting happens and it could.there is way to many lives on the road to take this lightly.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
10 Oct 08
Using cellphone while drinking is never safe! It's hard to concentrate on driving if you are talking with somebody beside you how much more if the person is on the phone. There have been a number of road accidents involving the use of cellphone and therefore we must take the cue from those. If we really cannot avoid using cellphone while driving... it is better to stop driving first to make sure we are not putting our safety and others at risk.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
11 Oct 08
we see it everyday people driving with there cellphone talking and laughing and not focuing on whats really going on which is driving and focusing on saving lives.when i get behind the wheel of a car i think i not only thinking of my life but other people lives and how to prevent taking lives because of be stupid and not really thinking.
@sunny69316 (638)
• China
10 Oct 08
Hi,
I usually travel to somewhere,i was very afraid that driver talked about somebody while he was driving,it was very dangerous,our life was in his hand at that time.So,i wish all the driver can remember it!Thanks!
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
10 Oct 08
yes talking on the cellphone can be dangerous but we are glad to have our cellphone when they use at the right time when driving isn,t alway the right time sometme we have to take a call while driving but only in a emergency.
@sandeepjain242 (448)
• India
10 Oct 08
Not at all. Phones should be avoided at all times while driving. They tend to distract and not only the drivers are at danger but also other innocent people. All our concentration gets diverted towards the phone and it poses danger. I've seen many driving with one hand on the steering wheel holding a phone in the other. They might think of using handsfree devices as an alternative. But this too isn't safe as ultimately your mind is distracted even if your hands are free.
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
10 Oct 08
this is well spoken some people don,t see how important driving and talking can really distract you from concentrating on driving. they are trying to pass a law to ban the use of cellphones while driving
@annjilena (5618)
• United States
11 Oct 08
thats why they are trying to pass a law you can,t use cellphones while driving people still going to do it out of sight out of mine.keep up the good work not using your phone while driving you are saving lives by doing this you are focusing on your driving.i remember one time i was upset and i got under the wheel to drive to a desination but i dont remember driving there mentally i was shut down i could have killed myself are someone else. so you can imagine not being focus on driving what affect it has on us, driving and using the cellphone what affect it has on the mind.
